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Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by throwaway-hn123 » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 11:57 AM UTC

loxias wrote: post #33

tinus_hn wrote: post #26

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That must have been a long time ago indeed because the last version you could 'buy' was removed from sale in 2013. But actually you didn't buy a copy, you bought a disc and a license to upgrade the software on one 'Apple branded machine'. I don't care if you run unlicensed software but it's not 'legally purchased' or 'non pirated'. You're just fooling yourself.

You have a partial point, and I may have been sloppy with my words. But on the whole, you do not, and while I might willingly fool myself about a great many things, this is not one of them. I'm well aware that the license agreement claims to forbid running it on non Apple hardware. However, no -- the software WAS "legally purchased" AND "not pirated". I purchased, from Apple.com, a mac-mini, then in the apple app sto…

Autistic liar. YOu did not pay for a stand alone install of macos from the Apple app store.

Now, kindly fuck off.

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by titanix2 » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 11:59 AM UTC

mseidl wrote: post #13

loxias wrote: post #5

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Yeah, one has been able to do this for some time now. A few years ago I had a setup where (and I admit much of this was for the aesthetic purity of it, not practical reasons), I used a legally purchased copy of macos, copied it unmodified to my VM server, and, with a decent amount of effort, and a patched qemu (for the SMC thingie -- i donno if by now the patch is in mainline), was enjoying a non pirated, non modifie…

I really want this. I'm a hardcore linux guy(23+ years), but I have to run a windows vm for some instruments I have that wont run under wine. I hate windows. It sucks so much. Even just using it not that often with my instruments reminds me why I stopped using it.

I really want this. I'm a hardcore windows guy(23+ years), but I have to run a linux vm for some programs I have that wont run under WSL. I hate linux. It sucks so much. Even just using it not that often with my programs reminds me why I stopped using it.

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by thcleaner » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:21 PM UTC

I have a setup running OSX via QEMU/KVM using this guide. But memory operations seems to be very limited.

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by thcleaner » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:22 PM UTC

I have a i5 6500 running with this setup, but memory operations seems to be very limited in bandwidth and latency

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by throwawaymanbot » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:26 PM UTC

This is just awesome! :)

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by throwawaymanbot » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:29 PM UTC

titanix2 wrote: post #42

mseidl wrote: post #13

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I really want this. I'm a hardcore linux guy(23+ years), but I have to run a windows vm for some instruments I have that wont run under wine. I hate windows. It sucks so much. Even just using it not that often with my instruments reminds me why I stopped using it.

I really want this. I'm a hardcore windows guy(23+ years), but I have to run a linux vm for some programs I have that wont run under WSL. I hate linux. It sucks so much. Even just using it not that often with my programs reminds me why I stopped using it.

You are hysterical!!! But to be fair, Linux sucks in an entirely different way to windows. Linux sucks in a good way. At least compare apples to apples (no pun intended)

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by exabrial » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:33 PM UTC

Le sigh, continuous integration of osx and iOS apps is near impossible using standard cloud providers. I would gladly take an osx geared towards the data center.

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by tambourine_man » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:33 PM UTC

pizza234 wrote: post #40

tambourine_man wrote: post #36

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Have you tried Adobe's Suite? Any glitches in Photoshop, specifically?

On systems with a good support, it works great - it's transparent to the guest. I've been using it for around a couple of years, both with videogames and Lightroom.

Thanks. That's enticing

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by loxias » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:44 PM UTC

psergeant wrote: post #39

loxias wrote: post #37

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Cool! Glad it worked for you. (I'm mildly curious what the chipset was on the guest that MacOS was running in) But like, not curious enough that you should spend any effort to find out. Because I think one of the toughest parts was getting QEMU to make a machine macos would be happy with.

It was a Mac on a Mac, which I believe is also officially supported

Ahhh, yup that would do it! And to the best of my memory you're right on both counts.

Re: Osx-kvm: Run macOS on QEMU/KVM

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Post by the_grue » Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:46 PM UTC

How does it compare to running a Hackintosh? Is it much easier to set up? Do you still need to have compatible hardware and to mess with drivers and system configuration? How easy are OS upgrades? How is the performance, including graphics? Any issues?